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In the series of portraits #DIORSTANDSWITHWOMEN gives a chance to speak to extraordinary women. Charlize Theron tells about her commitment to her country of origin and the association CTAOP she created to support a network of health and educational organizations working to help young people in Sub-Saharan Africa stay healthy and reach their potential.

Tsepo Khomari Media speaks to Charlize Theron about the inspiration behind her foundation, and the importance of believing in the abilities of rural youth in South Africa.

Agahozo Shalom Youth Village (ASYV) was built as a response to the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 which left over 2 million children without parents. ASYV is a residential community for secondary school youth that combines family, education, healthcare, and enrichment to foster emotional and intellectual growth. CTAOP invests in programs at ASYV that aim to enable young people, especially girls, to find their own solutions to gender inequality and HIV/AIDS through empowerment, overall adolescent sexual and reproductive health, and adolescent health services. This is the first project of its kind in Rwanda and has the potential to inform national policy around sexual and reproductive health and rights.

A panel discussion entitled “HIV and AIDS: A Fragile Moment in Time” at the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Symposium and Prize Ceremony.

In 2018, our team visited four organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa that work to prevent HIV/AIDS through youth empowerment.

“It’s really empowering to sit in a room with a group of young women who are actors of change.” Charlize Theron sat down with women in the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program to discuss women’s rights, poverty, inequality, and the importance of girls’ education around the world. The Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program brought 200 African leaders together to find new solutions to shared issues.

Charlize Theron and Elton John talk to the MTV Staying Alive Foundation about the incredible work being done in HIV awareness and prevention.

Multi-Award winning international actress, United Nations Messenger of Peace and South African gem Charlize Theron is in the country this week. Apart from attending the annual Nelson Mandela lecture delivered by former U.S president Barak Obama, Theron has also come to visit organizations supported and funded by her Africa Outreach Project.